¹

къ сицевомђ гл~ђ преста` ма'ти е^го пла'кати и^ ё^молча`”

¹

And as they went on their journey, they came in the evening to the river Tigris, and they lodged there.

²

И$ дя'ше же товїя, и^ пе'съ послњдђя' е^мђ. и^ ѓ^бля'же въ пе'рвђю но'щь бли'зъ рњки` ти'гры”

²

And when the young man went down to wash himself, a fish leaped out of the river, and would have devoured him.

³

І$ и^зы'иде да ё^мы'етъ но'ѕњ свои. и^ с^е ры'ба вели'ка и^зы'иде на пожре'нїе его. е^яже ё^жасе'ся товїя въпїя гла'сом# вели'кимъ рекђще” Ги~ хо'щетъ м^я пожњрти ры'ба”

³

Then the angel said unto him, Take the fish. And the young man laid hold of the fish, and drew it to land.

⁴

И$ рече е^мђ а#гг~лъ възми` за що'кђ е^я и^ въстягни` е^я` к себњ, се же сътвори въстягнђ е^я`, на' сђхо, и^ нача` мета'тися преD нога'ма е^го”

⁴

To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.

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Тогда` рече е^мђ а^гг~лъ. распори т^ђ рибђ, и^ срDце е^я` и^ ё^тро'бђ и^ же'лчь сохрани` себњ. зане` сїа потре'бна сђть и^ на врачева'нїе ключи'ма.

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So the young man did as the angel commanded him; and when they had roasted the fish, they did eat it: then they both went on their way, till they drew near to Ecbatane.

⁶

и^же е^гда` сътвори, и^ ча'сть е^ді'нђ и^спече и^ взя'тъ ю& съ собо'ю на пђть. про'чая же ѓ^соли'ша да'же ё^довлиTся и^мъ. до'ндеже прїидђтъ въ раге'съ гра'дъ меDскїи”

⁶

Then the young man said to the angel, Brother Azarias, to what use is the heart and the liver and the gall of the fish?

⁷

Тогда` въпроси` товїя а^гг~ла, и^ реq е^мђ. молю` т^я а^за'рїе бра'те. да ска'жеши мн^њ чт^о за врачева'нїе и^мњю'тъ т^а и^же эT ры'бы съхрани'ти повелњ'лъ е^си.

⁷

And he said unto him, Touching the heart and the liver, if a devil or an evil spirit trouble any, we must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman, and the party shall be no more vexed.

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и^ эTвњща` а^гг~лъ рече к немђ. ча'сть срDца ры'бїя а^ще възложи'ши на ё%глїе, ды'мъ е^я прогонитъ вся'къ ро'дъ дњмоньскїи, и^ли эT мђж'а и^ли эT жены`. и^ пото'мъ нико'гда же не пристђпит#.

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As for the gall, it is good to anoint a man that hath whiteness in his eyes, and he shall be healed.

⁹

и^ же'лчь възмо'жетъ на помаза'нїе ѓ^чесо'мъ, на ни'х# же а^ще бђдетъ бњльмо, и^ ё^здравятся”

⁹

And when they were come near to Rages,

¹⁰

И$ рече е^мђ товїя. гдњ хо'щеши да пребыва'емъ”

¹⁰

the angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife.

¹¹

эTвњща же а^гг~лъ рече, е^сть здњ мђ'жъ и^менемъ рагђи'лъ бли'жнїи эT колњ'на твое^го. и^ се'и и%маT дще'рь и^мене'мъ сара,

¹¹

For to thee doth the right of her appertain, seeing thou only art of her kindred.

¹²

и^ не и%мать ни е^ді'наго сн~а и^ли дщери ра'звњ е^я`, тебњ и%мать бы'ти вс^я и^мњ'нїа е^го, и^маши б^о е^я` взя'ти себњ въ женђ`”

¹²

And the maid is fair and wise: now therefore hear me, and I will speak to her father; and when we return from Rages we will celebrate the marriage: for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according to the law of Moses, but he shall be guilty of death, because the right of inheritance doth rather appertain to thee than to any other.

¹³

Сего ради проси эTц~а е^я`, и^ да'сть тебњ е^я` въ женђ”

¹³

Then the young man answered the angel, I have heard, brother Azarias, that this maid hath been given to seven men, who all died in the marriage chamber.

¹⁴

Тогда` эTвњща` товїя и^ рече, слы'шахъ ја%коже дана бњ сеDми мђжемъ и^ мр~тви сђть, н^о и^ с^е слы'шахъ ја%ко дњ'монъ ё^би я&”

¹⁴

And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest, if I go in unto her, I die, as the others before: for a wicked spirit loveth her, which hurteth no one except those which come unto her: wherefore I also fear lest I die, and bring my father's and my mother's life because of me to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to bury them.

¹⁵

Сего раd боюся да и^ мн^њ сїя не слђчи'тся, зане а^зъ е^ді'нъ е^смь ё^ родителеи моиX и^ низложи'лъ быхъ старость и^хъ съ скорбњ'нїемъ въ гро'бъ”

¹⁵

Then the angel said to him, Dost thou not remember the precepts that thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no reckoning of the evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage.

¹⁶

Тогда а^гг~л# рафаи'лъ рече е^мђ, послђшаи м^я, а^зъ т^и покажђ сихъ, на ни'х#же дњмонъ и%мать вла'сть, сїи бо и^же ѓ^женя'ются си'це, да б~а эT себе и^ эT свое^го ё%ма эTганя'ютъ, и^ свое^мђ блDђствђ тако настояT, ја%ко ко'нь и^ м#скъ в нем#же нњ'сть ра'зђма” НаD сицевыми б^о дњмонъ и%мать власть” Ты же е^гда прїимеши ю&, и^ входя'щи в ло'жницђ потри дн~и въздержися эT неа`, и^ ничтоже и%ното'кмо мл~тваM настоя'ще с нею”

¹⁶

And when thou shalt come into the marriage chamber, thou shalt take the ashes of perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it:

¹⁷

В тђ'ю же но'щъ пе'рвђю, да възложи'ши на ё'глїе ѓ^гнено ё^тро'бђ ри'бы сея,

¹⁷

and the devil shall smell it, and flee away, and never come again any more: but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and pray to God which is merciful, who will have pity on you, and save you: fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning; and thou shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee children. Now when Tobias had heard these things, he loved her, and his heart was effectually joined to her. And he came to Ecbatane.

¹⁸

і^ и^з#женђтся дњ'мони” Въ вторђ'ю же нощ# въ сложе'нїе ст~ымъ патрїа'рхомъ прїимешися” Тре'тїе же но'щи блsвенїе наслњди'ши, да сн~ове ро'дятся здра'ви эT васъ” ПришеDши же тре'тїе'и но'щи прїимеши дв~ђ съ стра'хоM гн~имъ. бо'леи пло'да ра'ди нежели блђ'да. да сњ'мя а^врамле блsвенїе въ сн~њхъ наслњди'ши”